Security Architect Jobs in Reading

Security Architect
Berkshire > Reading

The median Security Architect salary in Reading is £98,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 115 107 127
Rank change year-on-year -8 +20 -31
Permanent jobs requiring a Security Architect 9 30 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 0.53% 1.85% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 1.97% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile £73,875 - £67,750
25th Percentile £81,563 £63,750 £68,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £98,750 £67,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +46.30% -6.90% -12.12%
75th Percentile £111,563 £71,250 £78,125
90th Percentile £116,625 - £79,250
Berkshire median annual salary £70,000 £88,750 £75,000
% change year-on-year -21.13% +18.33% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Reading. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title 1,618 1,523 1,717
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 93.67% 97.45%
Number of salaries quoted 1,035 812 1,030
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,250 £73,863
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%

Security Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings that featured Security Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Security Architect in Reading

Security Architect
Salary Trend in Reading

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Architect in Reading.

Salary trend for Security Architect in Reading

Security Architect
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Architect in Reading over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Architect in Reading

Security Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Security Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Reading region featuring Security Architect in the job title.

1 5 (55.56%) Security Management
1 5 (55.56%) Network Security
1 5 (55.56%) OWASP
1 5 (55.56%) Vulnerability Management
1 5 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (55.56%) Data Centre
1 5 (55.56%) Identity Access Management
1 5 (55.56%) Application Security
1 5 (55.56%) NIST
2 4 (44.44%) Security Architecture
2 4 (44.44%) Management Information System
3 3 (33.33%) Firewall
3 3 (33.33%) Web Services
3 3 (33.33%) Python
3 3 (33.33%) VPN
3 3 (33.33%) Cisco
3 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 3 (33.33%) CISSP
3 3 (33.33%) Juniper
3 3 (33.33%) Internet
3 3 (33.33%) BCP
3 3 (33.33%) Physics
3 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 3 (33.33%) Degree
3 3 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 3 (33.33%) Cryptography
3 3 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
3 3 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 3 (33.33%) Incident Management

Security Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) AWS
1 3 (33.33%) Azure
1 3 (33.33%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 5 (55.56%) Network Security
2 3 (33.33%) Firewall
2 3 (33.33%) Internet
2 3 (33.33%) Intrusion Detection
2 3 (33.33%) VPN
General
1 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) Data Centre
2 4 (44.44%) Management Information System
3 3 (33.33%) Hybrid Cloud
3 3 (33.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (33.33%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Application Security
1 5 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (55.56%) Identity Access Management
1 5 (55.56%) OWASP
1 5 (55.56%) Security Management
1 5 (55.56%) Vulnerability Management
2 4 (44.44%) Security Architecture
3 3 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 3 (33.33%) BCP
3 3 (33.33%) Cryptography
3 3 (33.33%) Dashboard Development
3 3 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 3 (33.33%) Data Security
3 3 (33.33%) Information Assurance
3 3 (33.33%) Patch Management
3 3 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
3 3 (33.33%) Security Operations
3 3 (33.33%) SIEM
3 3 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 3 (33.33%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) PowerShell
1 3 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) AWS Certification
1 3 (33.33%) Azure Certification
1 3 (33.33%) CISSP
1 3 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (11.11%) DV Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) ISACA
2 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (55.56%) NIST
2 3 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 3 (33.33%) PCI DSS
3 2 (22.22%) COBIT
3 2 (22.22%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 3 (33.33%) Suricata
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Cisco
1 3 (33.33%) Juniper
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 3 (33.33%) Palo Alto
1 3 (33.33%) Splunk